Two Mideast Peace Stories, for a Change

Staff / Truthdig May 24, 2008 The Mosaic Intelligence Report looks at two welcome developments in the Middle East: On Wednesday, Israel and Syria said they had begun indirect talks in Turkey, the first confirmation in eight years of negotiations between the long-time enemies. On that same day, the Gulf state of Qatar scored a diplomatic coup by pulling off a deal intended to end Lebanon's protracted crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel and Syria Talk Peace

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2008 The politically weakened government of Ehud Olmert is engaged in peace talks with neighboring Syria, the two countries have acknowledged. Turkey is moderating the indirect negotiations, the first since 2000. The last round of talks failed over the demand for Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq, Turkey Look to End Kurdish Clashes

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2008 A week after Turkey withdrew troops from northern Iraq, claiming its military initiative against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was successfully completed, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani met with Turkish President Abdullah Gul to try to figure out how regional tensions might be contained in the future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq to Turkey: Get Out

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2008 On Tuesday, the Iraqi Cabinet expressed extreme displeasure over the incursion of Turkish troops into the Kurdish northern region of Iraq and called for a halt to Turkish interference, which Cabinet officials called a "violation of Iraqi sovereignty." Also on Tuesday, an apparent suicide attack on a bus headed toward Syria from Mosul in northern Iraq killed nine people, according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turkish Army Enters Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2008 After bombarding the area with airplanes and artillery, Turkish forces entered northern Iraq, ostensibly in search of Kurdish rebels. It isn't the first time Turkey has crossed the border, but one source described the force as much bigger -- roughly 10,000 men -- than previous incursions. A U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, however, said he believed only a few hundred Turkish troops were involved in the operation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turkey Bombs Kurds in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2007 Turkey has dramatically ramped up its cross-border campaign against Kurds in Iraq with an airstrike involving as many as 50 warplanes. The Turkish military says the assault was aimed at Kurdish rebels seeking refuge in Iraq and not "people living in northern Iraq or local groups not engaged in enemy activity." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Not-So-Sick Man of Europe Does Matter

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Nov 24, 2007 The former weapons inspector and military intelligence officer argues that Turkey, once dismissed as the "sick man of Europe," will be ignored by the West at its own peril. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

A Thanksgiving Reality Check

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2007 Along with family gatherings and counting one's blessings, Thanksgiving has come to signify a rather rosy view of the unity of American society. This weekend, however, two largely overlooked news items -- one about unexpected financial issues that some wounded American veterans face and another about hunger in New York City -- tell a different story. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Thanksgiving Blues

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A Tale of Two Turkeys

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Nov 15, 2007 My Thanksgiving prep began in one of those markets where, for a premium, you get a story with your food. Every vegetable, every creature and every jar of jam comes with its own pedigree and memoir. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Good Kurds, Bad Kurds

Staff / Truthdig Nov 3, 2007 The Mosaic Intelligence Report takes a look at the United States' Kurdish double standard: Washington supports those in Iraq while declaring Kurdish fighters in Turkey a "common enemy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turkish Abyss

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